A REVOLUTIONARY treatment for back injuries has come to Esher with the opening of a new chiropractic clinic.

The Esher Chiropractic Centre was officially opened in the town centre by Dr Joe-James Tilley, who treats patients with a spinal scanning system used by NASA to treat astronauts returning from space.

The Insight Subluxation Station measures muscle tone either side of the spine so the chiropractor can identify weaknesses in the patient’s back.

The specialist equipment has been used by NASA to compare astronauts’ musculature before and after they visit zero-gravity zones, where their muscles tend to ‘atrophy’ and lose tone.

The new chiropractic centre has been set up in the first floor of a purpose-built clinic and is being run as a ‘paper-free practice’ with fingerprint recognition touch screens in the waiting rooms for patients to enter their details.

Dr Tilley said: “This allows me more time with the patient so I can interact with them more. I won’t have to sit there writing loads of notes.”

When entering the clinic, patients can key in how they are feeling compared to their last appointment.

This information then gets sent straight through to the computers in the treatment rooms to allow the doctor to be fully informed before the patient sees them.

Dr Tilley said he hoped to expand and take on the upstairs floor to allow for the introduction of yoga classes as well.

The 23-year-old chiropractor also focuses on informing patients about their general health and plans to hold regular ‘wellness’ meetings.

Dr Tilley added: “Our goal is to inspire, educate and empower members of the community to make healthier lifestyle choices, encouraging them to become active participants in their own well being.

“Our approach is holistic in nature focusing on the function of the whole body and not just symptomatic areas.

“Our purpose is to provide a unique service to each and every individual, in an ethical and professional standard while never ceasing to improve our service.”

Dr Tilley explained that back and neck problems could be caused by either physical, chemical or emotional stress and he aimed to identify which of these had resulted in injury.

“To change one thing you often have to change something else,” said Dr Tilley.

“What I also want to offer patients is our time. I don’t want them to feel like they’re in and out. They have to feel like we’re here.”